9 hours ago, Bicassie said:

 

3D art in the scrapped interlude references the shell

the cone bra…

the multiple faces headpiece…

the painting is filled with visuals easter eggs…

 

the rocket she stands on for alien superstar merch…

 

All I know is that given the premises alone this project could easily top, but also surpass Lemonade and Black Is King, already two flawless products 

 

It's going to be worth the wait. 

 

7 hours ago, cloudbusting said:

bjöncé is an acquired taste! and I’m That GOD haters should acquire some!

 

tbh I’d love for her to do her own Medúlla type record where it’s built almost entirely on voice. we know she’s a master w harmony, it would be so exciting to hear how far she could push it

She's the only one in the music industry who's talented and gifted enough to serve such an avant-garde record. 

 

She kinda teased something like this with 8 Days Of Christmas, Get Me Bodied, Run The World, Church Girl, etc. 

 

A collabo with a queen like Björk should be compulsory. Besides, I'd like to hear her implent also some Bulgarian choirs/folk singing 

Imagine an album consisting of light bops with mid lyrics like FYWB, Already, M4E or Water is better than Lemonade. Let’s not. 

22 minutes ago, Kristie Kuwa said:

So 7/11 doesnt belongs to ST, Schoolin Life doesnt belong to 4? WDYLM doesnt belongs to IASF?

 

Inchresting

 

 

Plus Black Parade was included because it basically aligned with the Black is King premiere

I don't count 7/11 either no, what a stain that would be on ST 

 

Schoolin' Life is different because it was included (alongside other new tracks) in a rearranged tracklist of the album. Black Parade was just plastered as a bonus track at the end. 
 

Have not listened to IASF in full in years to remember what the situation with WDYLM was nor do I care tbh.

 

But let's say we take The Gift as an EP, I still wouldn't put it above most of her other albums. It's better than Everything In Love though, that's for sure.

Lets not do too much, 6 inch's bridge alone wipes the floor with The Gift. They're so very different I don't really see the need to compare them though. 

I'd say lemonade is a better execution of its concept then what The Gift is of its concept.

39 minutes ago, Kristie Kuwa said:

Bigger + Otherside easily rank among her best ballads ever, FYWB, Water and Already are certified bops, BSG has one of her best messages ever, Black Parade is masterfully executed and crafted and a Grammy-awarded song for a reason (not every song has that), My Power is now iconic thanks to Ms Blue. 

I mean, whats there to discredit?

You mean to tell me Start Over can hold a candle against that or the very dated sounding I Miss You? 

 

 

Dont let numbers fool you, Ms Gift is THAT girl

Bigger and Otherside, great gowns, beautiful gowns. Could never compete with greatness like Resentment, Listen, 1+1, etc. 

 

BSG and My Power are beautiful and meaningful songs though. I'll give you that. 

 

I forgot that Black Parade has won a Grammy 

1 minute ago, Otter said:

Lets not do too much, 6 inch's bridge alone wipes the floor with The Gift. They're so very different I don't really see the need to compare them though. 

I'd say lemonade is a better execution of its concept then what The Gift is of its concept.

Luckily 6 Inch was meant for ST, which would have fit in sonically quite beautifully, take that away and one less highlight for Lemon. 
 

Take away Lemons spoken poems, visuals and that critical acclaim would go way down. 
 

But yes Lemon as an overall message gave a bigger punch, people want to hear about drama as opposed to a celebration. 

Let me add my thoughts on all the hot takes going on in here:

Heated
Virgo's Groove
Thiqué
Cuff it
Alien Superstar
America Has A Problem
Cozy
I'm That Girl
Break My Soul
Move
Energy
Summer Renaissance
Plastic Off The Sofa
Pure/Honey
All Up In Your Mind
Church Girl

Renaissance
The Gift (Otherside, Water, FYWB and Bigger cary this album)
Lemonade
ST 
4
Bday
Dangerously in Love
IASF

Oh and BTINH is amazing and y'all do way too much on this poor song. The amount of times I've screamed that bridge in the shower, I'd hate to admit.

2 minutes ago, Pepo said:

Bigger and Otherside, great gowns, beautiful gowns. Could never compete with greatness like Resentment, Listen, 1+1, etc. 

 

BSG and My Power are beautiful and meaningful songs though. I'll give you that. 

 

I forgot that Black Parade has won a Grammy 

But Bigger and Otherside aren’t dependent on someone else for credibility. Resentment only got popularly when he cheated on her, Listen is a great Vocal but cliche yet effective, 1+1 a pretty love song. 
 

You honestly can’t say BSG and My Power are beautiful and meaningful without including Bigger and Otherside. They’re so universal 

There's just no way y'all actually believe anything is better than Virgo's Groove 

1 minute ago, AxelFox said:

There's just no way y'all actually believe anything is better than Virgo's Groove 

We know she loves some coke can dick. What’s new? 

15 minutes ago, benyonce said:

Let me add my thoughts on all the hot takes going on in here:

Heated
Virgo's Groove
Thiqué
Cuff it
Alien Superstar
America Has A Problem
Cozy
I'm That Girl
Break My Soul
Move
Energy
Summer Renaissance
Plastic Off The Sofa
Pure/Honey
All Up In Your Mind
Church Girl

Renaissance
The Gift (Otherside, Water, FYWB and Bigger cary this album)
Lemonade
ST 
4
Bday
Dangerously in Love
IASF

Oh and BTINH is amazing and y'all do way too much on this poor song. The amount of times I've screamed that bridge in the shower, I'd hate to admit.

Your album ranking is almost identical to mine, your Rennie ranking though is hurting me.

 

Rennie after 1 year:

 

Virgos Groove

Break My Soul 

Cuff It

AHAP

Pure/Honey

Heated

Energy

Im That Girl 

Move

Cozy

Alien Superstar

Summer Renaissance

Plastic off the sofa

Thique

Church Girl

All Up In Your Mind

DIL deserves POTS (why I hate it, doesn’t fit in), Virgos Groove, All Night, Dance For You, 

 

B’Day deserves a Countdown, Church Girl, Party, Freedom, Cozy, 

IASF deserves Alien Superstar, Break My Soul, Irreplaceable, Upgrade U, Otherside, 

 

4 deserves, Crazy In Love, Cuff It, Ego, Why Don’t You Love Me, Hello, 

 

ST deserves 6 Inch, Diva, I Miss You, FYWB, 

 

Lemonade deserved Resentment, I Care, Flaws and All, 

 

The Gift deserves End of Time,  Move

 

Renaissance deserved Naughty Girl, Blow, 

I can't do a proper ranking, sorry 

 

10/10

Alien Superstar

Cuff It

POTS

Virgo's Groove 

Heated

Church Girl 

Break My Soul 

I'm That Girl 

Honey 

Summer Renaissance 

AHAP

 

8/10

Move

Energy 

 

7/10

Cozy 

Thique 

AUIYM

 

6/10

Pure

 

I feel like blow sounds cheap and bad ever since Renaissance

12 minutes ago, Kristie Kuwa said:

I feel like blow sounds cheap and bad ever since Renaissance

@benyonce I think you meant to dislike and not heart, fix that before I report you too

7 hours ago, Armani? said:

Not the entire section telling them to shut up

 

Apparently this was in Charlotte

The way everyone looked back 

1 hour ago, Pepo said:

A collabo with a queen like Björk should be compulsory. Besides, I'd like to hear her implent also some Bulgarian choirs/folk singing 

ugh to this day I hate knowing that we could’ve had Bey on Oceania had their schedules aligned 

 

but also YES, I can’t think of a big name who’s done that since like… maybe Kate Bush on a couple tracks for The Sensual World/The Red Shoes? tbh I’d even settle for like a Rocket’s Tail cover if I’m allowing myself to indulge in the fantasy of this concept - we need more rock vibes from mother anyway!

 

 

ranking:

 

holy trinity:

1. Virgo’s Groove

2. Alien Superstar

3. Cuff It

Great:

4. Break My Soul

5. Cozy

6. America Has A Problem

7.  Heated

8. Pure/Honey

9. Summer Renaissance 

Good:

10. Move

11. Energy

12. I’m That Girl

13. Church Girl 

 

OK:

14. Plastic Off The Sofa

15. Thique

16. All Up In Your Mind

One random thought: "The Gift" as a title has to be one of the most pretentious names I've EVER heard. The fact she cosigned the title was one of the worst decision of her life

 

"Heres is "The Gift" because its a Gift to Africa". Like what?!?! 

Edited August 14, 20233 yr by Kristie Kuwa

13 hours ago, Draper. said:

I honestly don’t think it’s conventional at all… The thing about Cuff It is that in someone else’s hand it would be a standard Bruno Mars, About Damn Time, etc type of hit, but Beyoncé makes the most out of it. There’s barely any silence in it: every second of it has main vocals, an adlib or a background vocal. She takes every second where there should be instrumental and either cuts it (the chorus goes right to the verse/bridge, the verse goes right to the prechorus) or fills it with vocals, which is specially odd considering she’s got some of the most talented musicians in pop music ever playing in that instrumental. That’s unconventional and makes the song be at 100% at all times and it’s really engaging because there’s always a call and response between lead and background vocals and you can sing along to it in so many ways.

as someone who also thinks Cuff It is a bit on the conventional side, this was a pretty cool analysis

20 hours ago, mons†er said:

can we please refrain from discussing other artists in this thread please?  IDK if they still have SYG but I really would like for us to keep this thread to just Beyonce. the moment someone brings up another artist it opens the floodgates for trolls.

 

9 hours ago, mons†er said:

Secrets is Toni's best album

just like B'Day is Beyonce's best album.

coincidence?

 

SN: I would like to hear Beyonce cover 'Breathe Again' by Toni Braxton

 

50 minutes ago, Kristie Kuwa said:

One random thought: "The Gift" as a title has to be one of the most pretentious names I've EVER heard. The fact she cosigned the title was one of the worst decision of her life

 

"Heres is "The Gift" because its a Gift to Africa". Like what?!?! 

I wish she named it Black Is King from the beginning 

This thread has taught me so many people do not deserve Beyoncé  I do though!

these angles are new right ? i’ve never seen a concert with such a phenomenal camera work  i can forgive her for not giving us FWT but if she doesn’t give us a tour special for this istg